Do Ya Wanna Get Funky with Me

"Do Ya Wanna Get Funky with Me" is a 1977 single recorded by Peter Brown. The record sold more than one million copies.[1] It was his first hit song. Backing vocals were provided by Wildflower.

"Do Ya Wanna Get Funky with Me"
Single by Peter Brown
from the album A Fantasy Love Affair
B-side"Burning Love Breakdown"
ReleasedSeptember 1977
Length3:43 (single version)
8:30 (12" version)
LabelT.K. Disco 35 (US)
T.K. Disco XB 2183 (UK)
Songwriter(s)Peter Brown, Robert Rans
Producer(s)Cory Wade, Peter Brown
Peter Brown singles chronology
"Do Ya Wanna Get Funky with Me"
(2018)
"Dance With Me"
(1978)

The song reached #18 in the U.S. and #3 R&B.[2] It also charted in the United Kingdom, peaking at #43.[3]

Chicago radio superstation WLS, which gave the song much airplay, ranked "Do Ya Wanna Get Funky with Me" as the 35th most popular hit of 1977.[4] It reached as high as number three on their survey of October 22, 1977.[5]

Track listing

1977 release

12" vinyl[6]
  • US: TK Disco / 35
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me"8:30
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Burning Love Breakdown"5:26

Chart performance

Legacy

References

  1. Peter Brown. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2012-01-29
  2. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 82. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. "The WLS Big 89 of 1977". Wlshistory.com.
  5. "wls102277". Oldiesloon.com. 1977-10-22. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  6. ""Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me" (TK) on Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  7. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc) |format= requires |url= (help). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 1, 1977". Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  9. "1977 Year End". Bullfrogspond.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
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